Thursday, February 15, 2018

The Unpunished/ Lisa Black/ 312 pgs

This is the second book in Black's Gardiner and Renner series. Maggie Gardiner is a forensic tech in Cleveland. Jack Renner is a detective with the police. In the first book Maggie figured out that Jack has been systematically killing the worst of the bad guys he encounters in his work (not a spoiler--this comes out in the first few chapters). In the end, Jack learns a secret about Maggie. So now in book two, they each "have something" on the other so neither can reveal the other's dirty secret. They intend to stay away from each other but soon enough they are embroiled in a new case. In quick succession three people who work at the local newspaper are killed as is the wife of one of the victims. I really like this series because of the risks it takes with morally questionable lead characters and the way they dance around each other and try to come to terms with what they have done. I'm thrilled to discover there is already a third book out. Off to put it on my list!

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